This is a very important endorsement!--Tom
 
In a message dated 10/25/2012 10:08:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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LA  City Council unanimously endorses Prop 37, supports labeling GMOs
Judson  Parker
Examiner, October 24  2012
http://www.examiner.com/article/la-city-council-unanimously-endorses-prop-37
-supports-labeling-gmos  

As supporters rallied in front of Los Angeles City Hall today, the Los  
Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting Prop 37, the  
Right to Know ballot measure that would label genetically engineered foods in 
 California.

California would join 61 other countries that already label  genetically 
engineered foods, and Prop 37 would also prohibit such foods from  being 
marketed as "natural."

"It's not often that the LA City Council  votes unanimously to support a 
measure, but Prop 37 was a no-brainer. We have  the right to know what's in 
the food we're eating and feeding our families,"  said Council member Paul 
Koretz, the resolution's author. "I'm proud to be a  part of this true 
grassroots campaign in our struggle against the biggest  pesticide and junk food 
companies in the world."

"We're thrilled that  the Los Angeles City Council voted to join our 
people's movement today," said  Tom Fendley, political director of the Yes on 37 
California Right to Know  campaign. "The Council joins millions of moms, 
dads, family farmers, doctors,  scientists, and grocery store owners in saying, 
very simply, that we have the  right to know what's in our food."

The Los Angeles City Council joins  the California Democratic Party, 
Senator Barbara Boxer, Congresswoman Maxine  Waters, Congressmen Brad Sherman and 
Howard Berman, and dozens of other  California city and town councils, 
elected officials and candidates in  endorsing Prop 37.

"The Los Angeles City Council clearly did not  believe the lies in our 
opposition's widely discredited TV ads," said Dave  Murphy, co-chair of the 
California Right to Know and founder of Food Democracy  Now! "They know Prop 37 
won't cost consumers a dime, because Prop 37 only  requires a simple label. 
And they know Prop 37 won’t trigger lawsuits, because  food companies will 
comply with this simple labeling law, just as they already  do in 61 other 
countries."

The world's largest pesticide companies, led  by Monsanto and DuPont, are 
the leading funders of the No on 37 campaign,  which has raised more than $40 
million to oppose Prop 37.

"Prop 37  won't raise food costs, and most grocery store managers 
understand that it's  ridiculous to believe we'd be opening ourselves to lawsuits. 
Food companies  will comply with this simple labeling law," said Bruce Palma, 
general manager  of Co-Opportunity Natural Foods in Santa Monica.

"As a family  physician, I see patients trying to make the best food and 
exercise decisions  for their families. At issue is the fundamental right to 
know what’s in our  food," said Dr. Sandra Salazar.

"This is a commonsense measure, and we  should promote personal empowerment 
of families to make healthy food  decisions."

Learn more about the Prop 37 campaign at  www.yeson37.org

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